Olympics-Speed skating-Italy's Lollobrigida wins women's 3,000m gold at Milano Cortina

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Speed Skating - Women's 3000m - Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy in action. REUTERS/Yves Herman

MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌Francesca Lollobrigida blasted to victory ‍in the ‍women's ‌3,000 metres speed skating ‍on ​Saturday, ⁠bringing Italy its first gold ‌medal of ⁠the ‍the Milano Cortina ‍Winter Games.

Norway's Ragne ‌Wiklund and Canada's Valerie Maltais joined her on the podium, taking ‌silver and bronze respectively.

(Reporting ​by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Milan;)